Abstract:Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect and grade the severity of patellofemoral (PF) cartilage injuries. Methods A systematic review was conducted on PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library databases (up to July 1st 2022) to search for studies that reported the diagnostic accuracy of MRI to detect and grade PF cartilage injuries as compared to diagnostic arthroscopy. Risk of bias was judged using the QUADAS-2 tool. Quantitative synthes… Show more
“…Moreover, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xará-Leite et al. 11 found MRI to be clinically reliable in detecting articular cartilage damage after patellar dislocation.…”
“…Moreover, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xará-Leite et al. 11 found MRI to be clinically reliable in detecting articular cartilage damage after patellar dislocation.…”
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